Spicket River Information
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The Spicket River is a 17.7 mile long (28.5 km)[1] river located in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States. | The Spicket River is a 17.7 mile long (28.5 km)[1] river located in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States. | ||
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| − | The Spicket River begins at the outlet of Island Pond in Derry, New Hampshire, and flows south into Salem, New Hampshire, passing through the Arlington Mill Reservoir. | + | The Spicket River begins at the outlet of [http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/island_derry.pdf Island Pond] in Derry, New Hampshire, and flows south into Salem, New Hampshire, passing through the Arlington Mill Reservoir. |
Island Pond is a 532-acre water body located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Derry, Hampstead and Atkinson. | Island Pond is a 532-acre water body located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Derry, Hampstead and Atkinson. | ||
| − | Arlington Mill Reservoir is a 320-acre impoundment located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire. | + | [http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/arlingtonmill_salem.pdf Arlington Mill Reservoir] is a 320-acre impoundment located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire.The [[ARLINGTON POND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION]] is a local Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management Organization. The [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5GD5 Wheeler Dam] created the Arlington Reservoir in 1923. The [[Dam]] was repaired in 2007. |
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The river continues through Salem, encountering copious suburban development, and enters the city of Methuen, Massachusetts, where it drops nearly 100 feet over a series of dams on its way to the Merrimack River in Lawrence. | The river continues through Salem, encountering copious suburban development, and enters the city of Methuen, Massachusetts, where it drops nearly 100 feet over a series of dams on its way to the Merrimack River in Lawrence. | ||
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| + | The United States Geologic Survey maintains two streamflow guages on the Spicket River. | ||
| + | One [[Image:Streamflow near Methuen.jpg|200px|thumb|left|USGS 01100561 SPICKET RIVER NEAR METHUEN, MA]] near Methuen on Hampshire Road and one in North Salem, New hampshire. The links are here; | ||
| + | [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ma/nwis/uv/?site_no=01100561 USGS 01100561 SPICKET RIVER NEAR METHUEN, MA] <br> | ||
| + | [http://newweb.erh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=box&gage=mthm3&view=1,1,1,1,1,1&toggles=10,7,8,2,9,15,6 National Weather Service (NWS) Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service] <br> | ||
| + | [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?01100505 USGS 01100505 SPICKET RIVER AT NORTH SALEM, NH]<br> <br> | ||
| + | <!--NWS 5 CHR IDENT|USGS STATION NUMBER|GOES IDENTIFR |NWS HSA |LATITUDE dd mm ss| LONGITUDE ddd mm ss|LOCATION NAME| | ||
| + | NSLN3 |01100505 |175D6128 |GYX |42 50 57 |-071 12 56|SPICKET RIVER AT NORTH SALEM NH--> | ||
| + | [http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_087011020.html/resources_printstory Resident wants feds to look at dam on Spicket River] <br> | ||
==THE WATER-POWER OF THE STREAMS OF EASTERN NEW ENGLAND.== | ==THE WATER-POWER OF THE STREAMS OF EASTERN NEW ENGLAND.== | ||
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area 79 square miles, of which 10 are in Massachusetts. | area 79 square miles, of which 10 are in Massachusetts. | ||
It is not a very good stream for power, its flow being very variable. | It is not a very good stream for power, its flow being very variable. | ||
| − | Several small ponds near the headwaters are dammed and used to regulate the flow, viz : Policy pond, | + | Several small ponds near the headwaters are dammed and used to regulate the flow, viz : [http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/canobie_salem.pdf Policy pond], |
in New Hampshire, covering about 450 acres, and with a range of 8 feet ; | in New Hampshire, covering about 450 acres, and with a range of 8 feet ; | ||
Island pond, covering about 480 acres, and other smaller ones. | Island pond, covering about 480 acres, and other smaller ones. | ||
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A short distance above, a fall of 39 feet is used, at the Methuen Company's cotton-mill, with 300 horse-power during eight months. | A short distance above, a fall of 39 feet is used, at the Methuen Company's cotton-mill, with 300 horse-power during eight months. | ||
In very dry seasons the flow of the stream is very small, and the mills depend upon steam. | In very dry seasons the flow of the stream is very small, and the mills depend upon steam. | ||
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| + | == Hydroelectricity== | ||
| + | [[Spicket River Hydro facility Control Updates 2008]]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.mtpc.org/project_detail.cfm?ProjSeq=1048 (dead link)<s>Spicket River Hydrofacility Control Updates 2008</s>] | ||
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| + | == Stone structures == | ||
| + | [[Image:Card00180_fr.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Spicket River Bridge Salem N.H.]] [[Image:Sandscanoe1920.jpg|150%|thumb|right|Sands Bridge circa 1920]] | ||
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| + | [http://www.stonestructures.org/html/handbook-resources.html Documenting stone structures] | ||
